The ruined Kudryntsi Castle ( uk, Кудринецький замок, Kudrynets'kyi zamok, pl, Zamek w Kudryńcach) is perched on a hilltop overlooking the

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, 25 km west of a larger fortress in

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...

. It was built in the early 17th century by

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and throughout the ensuing century was subjected to repeated sieges by the

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and the

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. By the 19th century, some portions of the walls had crumbled away, and the structure was abandoned to its fate. Kudrintsi 4.jpg, Kudryntsi Castle RB.jpg, Замок. с.Кудринці. Вечірнє фото.jpg,

References

* Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. В 4-х томах. Гл. Редкол.: Н. Л. Жариков. -К.: Будівельник, 1983–1986. Том 4, с.49.

External links

A Russian page about the Kudryntsi Castle
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